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19 August 2010

Today, I am introducing a little feature that will be called
ENTERTAINMENT TIPS + PET PEEVES.

GRAPES

When serving these little morsels the host/hostess should snip
them into little bundles to allow guests to take a tiny bunch
without...having to rip them free from the mother ship. There is nothing worse
than a guest trying to take a few and having to tackle the mighty
bunch.﻿ ﻿

13 August 2010

For the sixth consecutive year, the Danish Capital of Copenhagen is hosting it’s annual food festival, Copenhagen Cooking 2010. This ten day city wide event provides gastronomic opportunities for both the large and small appetite and scales…and we don’t just mean the weight that may be gained by enjoying all this wonderful Nordic cuisine!

This yearly sold out event provides one with ten days of amazing flavors to experience. The organizers and participants are a pretty smart bunch who have developed an amazing array of categories for everyone to enjoy with lectures and food to enjoy:

What do you think it means to Copenhagen that I now have the world's best restaurant?Hopefully it can help to attract Foodies and other (people) interested in food to town - and generally helping to put Copenhagen on the gastronomic world map. What does it take to Copenhagen maintains its position as gastronomic hotspot?Focus and an understanding and ability to especially, cooperate among the restaurants, but also with the official Denmark. What is your ambition for the next five years?To continue to develop noma. How was your best food experience?My wife's 5 course dinner in the winter 2010. She had been practicing a whole month and surprised me at home. What do you allow to inspire you when you are seeking something new?Usually it’s nature.

12 August 2010

Let this time of the year before school starts up again be the time to get the kids involved in making their own healthy lunches.Here is a great little diagram from the Danish website: http://www.2gangeomugen.dk (which translates to '2 times a week'). This chart illustrates the five important components of a healthy child's lunch using a child's hand. The Danish phrase Gi' madpakken en hånd literally means "give the lunchbox a hand".

If we look at the USDA’s MyPyramid for Children, one can see that the new guidelines are close to the Danish model.LEGEND to MyPyramidorange= GRAINSgreen = VEGETABLES red= FRUITSyellow = OILS blue= MILKpurple= MEAT + BEANS

Thus, finding a healthy compromise for American children to enjoy using the Danish model is an easy goal.

Avoid beverages with high corn syrup/fructose/etc. Teach kids that natural juices are the best...especially, when combined with homemade soda water!And use simple sheets of aluminum foil or parchment paper to separate multiple sandwiches, if necessary.

Now, here are a few American examples that can easily be used to find inspiration in being able to adopt the Danish lunch model:

Make up your own healthy alternative…the possibilities are endless.Remember kids learn from example.

So, join them in making this new healthy and creative way of making their lunches. All kids want to be cool and have something different that the other kids will envy. When kids are given a sense of independence and encouragement in creativity…the results can be many for these open face sandwiches. Who knows…perhaps, they may influence their schoolmates in joining this new way of enjoying a healthy American version of their Danish open face sandwich!

Now I am sure this is one thing that will make both you and your child smile.

02 August 2010

Welcome to NATIONAL SANDWICH MONTH (August)...
now there is no excuse not to go TOPLESS!

With picnics in full swing and school just around the corner, what better time than to expand the sandwich repertoire than with some openface sandwiches. Make this sandwich type a healthy staple of your daily menu. Using the healthiest multi-grain bread and the freshest of ingredients, you can make the TOPLESS art of sandwich making a fun filled family event.